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Ministry of Bad Timing.

Inflaming already tense relations with China, Japanese lawmakers said yesterday they plan to visit a shrine that glorifies Japan’s militarist past . . . .

No, state-sponsored thuggery hasn’t inspired the right reaction in Japan after all. Everyone in East Asia now appears to be completely stoned on testosterone, a drug best known for suppressing all capacity for introspection. Legitimate grievances are being devoured by a snarling pack of illegitimate tyrants and cynical politicians.